Rockets
Virgin Orbit’s first air-launched rocket launch fails
The reason people use the aphorism “it isn’t rocket science” is because rocket science is hard. Virgin Orbit, a spin-off…
This Rocket Engine’s Thrust Chamber was 3D-printed and Only has Three Parts
This week, European engineers hot-fire tested a fully 3D-printed thrust chamber that could one day power the upper stages for…
If Rockets were Transparent: Video Shows You How Rockets Use up Their Propellant
I always remember hearing the comparison of how the Space Shuttle’s main engines would drain an average family swimming pool…
China’s New Crew Capsule Just Landed, and so Did Parts of their New Rocket!
China's next-generation crewed spacecraft recently returned to Earth after a successful test flight. The Long March 5B rocket that sent…
Rocket Lab was Able to Catch Falling Inert Rocket Stage With a Helicopter, Continuing Their Path to Reusability
Just prior to the isolation order, commercial launch provider Rocket Lab conducted a successful mid-air recovery of a test stage,…
Every Part of Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket is Gigantic, Including its Nose Cone
Massive. Enormous. Huge. Gigantic. And whatever other words you find in the thesaurus all do the job when it comes…
A New Kind of Rocket that’s Lightweight and Easier to Construct: a Rotating Detonating Engine. Unfortunately, it’s Also Completely Unpredictable
A new type of engine - known as the rotating detonation engine - could revolutionize rocketry and make space exploration…
The Spaceport America Cup Joins Crowdsourcing Platform HeroX to Propel Student Innovation!
The 2020 Spaceport America Cup will be the largest to date, thanks to a new collaboration with crowdsourcing powerhouse HeroX!
Watch NASA Test an SLS Tank to Destruction
By the time a rocket actually launches, it's components have been through a ton of rigorous testing. That's certainly true…